Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Leading Cause of Legal Blindness at Almost 50% for People over 80
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Approximately 200 million people worldwide suffer from age-related macular degeneration, while the number is expected to reach 300 million by 2040. At the same time, according to Trifonas Rotsos, assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the Democritus University of Thrace, it is the leading cause of legal blindness in the developed world, at a rate of 10 to 13% over 60 years of age, which reaches almost 50% over 80-85 years of age. In an intervie…
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Approximately 200 million people worldwide suffer from age-related macular degeneration, with the number expected to reach 300 million by 2040.
Age-related macular degeneration is divided into two main forms, the dry type and the wet type, or exudative. Approximately 200 million people worldwide suffer from age-related macular degeneration, while the number is expected to reach 300 million by 2040. At the same time, according to the assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the Democritus University of Thrace, Trifonas Rotsos, it is the leading cause of legal blindness in the developed wo…
Discover more articles in search results Add in.gr to Google Approximately 200 million people worldwide suffer from age-related macular degeneration, while the number is expected to reach 300 million by 2040. At the same time, according to the assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the Democritus University of Thrace, Trifonas Rotsos, it is the leading cause of legal blindness …
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